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Lockheed Martin F-35 team begins the shift from development to production Jun 13, 2005 - A transition is under way at Lockheed Martin F-35 sites around the world, as the heart of the program migrates from engineering development to aircraft production. All four major subassemblies of the first F-35 have now been joined, and parts-fabrication is under way for the second aircraft. [Read more...]	Goodrich ships 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter landing gear Jun 13, 2005 - Goodrich Corporation has achieved a major F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program milestone. It has shipped the first Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) nose gear, and is soon to ship the main gear as well, to the Lockheed-Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]

All major sections of first F-35 now in place Jun 03, 2005 - The aft fuselage - the last major subassembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - has arrived at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and is being readied for attachment to the aircraft’s center fuselage. [Read more...]	Meteor Missile will make changes to accommodate F-35 Jun 03, 2005 - European missile manufacturer MBDA plans adjustments to its Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) to make it capable of deployment on Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). [Read more...]
Final assembly of first F-35 under way May 16, 2005 - Workers at Lockheed Martin joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's 35-foot-wide carbon-fiber composite skinned and metal structure wing to the aircraft's fuselage on Monday, uniting three of the F-35's four major sections - the forward fuselage, the center fuselage and the wing. [Read more...]	Unique integrated system starts F-35 engine in joint test Apr 29, 2005 - Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 aircraft test engine using a revolutionary integrated power package and engine-mounted starter/generator. [Read more...]
JSF program hits milestone Apr 22, 2005 - Northrop Grumman has completed the first center fuselage section for the F-35 joint strike fighter, marking a major milestone for the program. [Read more...]	Pratt & Whitney F135 program completes post test Critical Design Review Apr 07, 2005 - The Pratt & Whitney F135 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program has successfully completed the post test Critical Design Review (CDR) by the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Joint Program Office (JPO). [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney's F135 program surpasses 2,500 SDD test hours Mar 22, 2005 - Pratt & Whitney's F135 program has surpassed 2,500 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) test hours, underscoring the engine's maturity and reliability. [Read more...]	F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program at a crossroads Mar 16, 2005 - According to the US Government Accountability Office, the Joint Strike Fighter project will hit a budget overrun of around USD 20 billion even before the first plane is put into service but the good new is that the first test versions of the F-35 will be assembled in May this year. [Read more...]

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